Pick Fresh. Pick Variety.

Buying local is about more than food. Supporting your local economy is easy to do with flowers too. The next time you shop for local meat, cheese or produce, look and ask for Ontario flowers to brighten your meal. Ontario-grown flowers are everywhere and you may not even know it.

Pick Ontario is a new brand to help consumers identify and choose flowers and potted plants grown right here in Ontario.

Ontario is home to 650 greenhouse flower operations growing cut flowers and potted plants all year long. Ontario flower growers produce more than 50 varieties of cut flowers and 150 varieties of potted plants. The top 10 cut flowers grown and sold in Ontario are: tulips, gerberas, snapdragons, spray chrysanthemums, sweetheart roses, alstroemeria, lilies, iris, roses and standard chrysanthemums.

Floriculture (flower farming) is the largest horticulture sector in Canada. And in Ontario, greenhouse floriculture employs 10,000 people, covers more than 54 million square feet of greenhouse space and contributes $2.7 billion to the Ontario economy each year.

Ontario growers are considered among the best producers in the world, a distinction achieved by employing the latest technology and growing techniques to bring a variety of fresh flowers to you.

If you live in the Toronto area, you may have seen some of our Pick Ontario promotions over the last several months. Bus shelters, transit posters and elevator door advertising are bringing the fresh Ontario flower message to downtown commuters.

Pick Ontario is proud to be a sponsor of the National Women's Show. Visit our Pick Ontario Pavilion to see and smell our overflowing flower fountain. And don't miss our daily demonstrations on the main stage for seasonal decorating tips with Pick Ontario flowers.

Visit pickontario.ca for more information on Ontario-grown flowers. And the next time you buy flowers, ask for Ontario flowers for local freshness and variety.

Pick Ontario was developed by Flowers Canada (Ontario) and funded by The Ontario Greenhouse Alliance, the Agricultural Adaptation Council and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.

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